iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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TimOfLegend @timoflegend.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Of all the things they required of me while we were part of Xbox, I think the one I’ll miss the most was driving Phil around.

Tim driving Phil Spencer in a 1967 Plymouth Barracuda. They both seem to be enjoying themselves.

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Press Start Australia @pressstartau.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Nintendo Switch 2 Update 23.0.0 Adds VRR In TV Mode And A Bunch Of Other Features press-start.com.au/n...

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Playdate @play.date · 09/07/2026

small handheld. big ben.

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BrainBlockGamer @brainblockgamer.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Better than the ⚽️ World Cup ⚽️ Sensible World of Soccer 96/97 on the Amiga still plays better than EAFC / FIFA and eFootball. #Swos #WorldCup #Amiga #Retro #Gaming

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Luke Plunkett @lukeplunkett.com · 05/05/2026

this is one of the most european things i have ever seen (complimentary)

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Press Start Australia @pressstartau.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Microsoft Flight Simulator's Latest Update Is All About Australia press-start.com.au/n...

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ConsumeProgeny @consumeprogeny.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

There is no way China's studios wont continue to push a majority of their output on PC. Especially the big games. I just had a quick squiz and had no idea; Simplified Chinese makes up a whopping 54.6% of Steam users' primary language, with English at 22.3%.

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Cabel Sasser @cabel.panic.com · 02/04/2026

it's the one message no parent ever wants to get from their child 😱

text message that says “dad I’m trying to print something and it’s not working. Can u help?”

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Ryan CrawCour @ryan.crawcour.social · 13/09/2025

i feel seen

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Harry 💬 @halisavakis.com · 06/08/2025

On that note, let's also *dive* in another favorite subject of mine: 💧 Water shaders 💧 Here's another behind-the-scenes 🧵 on the tech-art behind our water visuals in HERDLING:

Screenshot from HERDLING showing a herd of fluffy beasts and their shepherd walking across a river

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Tom Brinton @brin.town · 05/08/2025

⏰ Wake up! It's the final day to back Paper Apps™ LABYRINTH. → paperapps.online

a marketing graphic containing: a picture of the game with various information like "over 5500% funded" (intended to give confidence that this is really popular and successful) and "Final day on Kickstarter" (intended to cause a sense of urgency and scarcity that might get potential backers off the fence)

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Harry 💬 @halisavakis.com · 31/07/2025

I worked on HERDLING (coming out soon!) for the past ~3 years and there's a lot of tech-art goodness there, from fur and foliage to clouds and water shaders ✨ I'm planning on sharing some behind the scenes goodness, but is there anything in particular you're interested in learning more about? 👀

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Herdling Future Games Show & Demo Trailer

YouTube video by Panic

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Oliver Mackenzie @oliemack.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

Welcome Tour, Wild Hearts S, Hitman, Shadow Labyrinth, and No Sleep for Kaname Date. This is not a great practice, as users can’t configure these settings on a per game basis, and the inconsistency in game behaviour is bad for platform usability. Devs, please reconsider!

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Chris M Evans @chrismevans.me · 25/07/2025

Makes a change from seeing a crashed Windows server.

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LuBu @lubu.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

This is how battles look like in 🛡️G l o o m G a t e⚔️ #indiegame #playdate #1bit #gamedev

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Double Fine @doublefine.com · 24/07/2025

To honor Ozzy's larger-than-life rock and roll legacy, we're making Brütal Legend *FREE* on itch.io: doublefine.itch.io/brutal-legend But this incredible deal will only last for 666 minutes, as the prophecy foretold. So get yourself clicking, before it disappears like a demon in the night... 🤘 🖤

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Playdate @play.date · 13/06/2025

"Slowly, gradually, the Playdate has evolved into something more like a large-scale, collaborative, physical version of UFO 50. It’s an alternate history Game Boy with dozens upon dozens of genuinely great games." 👍 pushtotalk.gg/p/how-much-game-can-you-fit-in-27-inches

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How Much Game Can You Fit in 2.7 Inches?

Conversations with artists pushing the limits of the world's tiniest games console

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Kevin Morgan @mrgan.com · 07/06/2025

I’m gonna allow myself a moment of pride in my workplace here and note that we are currently on the front page of The Verge with a game we’re publishing (Big Walk) and a handheld console we make (Playdate). Panic is a company of 30. We don’t have investors. We’ve been around for 28 years 🙂

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pepchasdrdave.bsky.social @pepchasdrdave.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

You may have seen the story about the head of 60 MIns resigning after corporate/political pressure x.com/donwinslow/s... REMINDER: We covered just how insanely nonsensical/corrupt the legal action behind this is on PEP a few months back www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7mQ...

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Don Winslow on X: "HOLY SHIT! Did you see the end of @60Minutes tonight? https://t.co/9ylHAVlfaE" / X

HOLY SHIT! Did you see the end of @60Minutes tonight? https://t.co/9ylHAVlfaE

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XBOX Game Dev @xboxgamedev.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

The @directx12.bsky.social team has just unveiled major updates to streamline development, including advancements in raytracing, improved PIX workflows, and the introduction of cooperative vectors. #GDC2025 🔗 Here's highlights from their State of the Union: developer.microsoft.com/games/articl...

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XBOX Game Dev @xboxgamedev.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

🚨 Announcing a new 1.0 version of the GameInput PC API With vast improvements to support the breadth of devices in the Windows ecosystem: ✅Rearchitected PC Platform ✅Support for a variety of HID gamepads ✅Mouse improvements ✅Remote session support developer.microsoft.com/games/articl... #GDC2025

A graphic for a GDC 2025 Blog "GAMEINPUT PC EXPANDS TO MEET YOUR NEEDS." The text is prominently displayed in bold green and white against a dark background. Accompanying the text are the logos of Windows and Xbox, positioned next to the title. The subtitle reads "Introducing a New Version (v1.0) of the API." (alt text generated using Microsoft Copilot and checked for accuracy)

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Nightdive Studios @nightdivestudios.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

We promised someone on the team would get a System Shock tattoo as part of our original Kickstarter campaign - that someone is Nightdive founder Stephen Kick (@pripyatbeast.bsky.social) who can now be seen rocking a permanent SHODAN sleeve! 🤖🔧 🎨 Terry Ribera, Remington Tattoo

SHODAN tattoo sleeve on Nightdive founder Stephen Kick courtesy of artist Terry Ribera at Remington Tattoo

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Kevin Morgan @mrgan.com · 29/01/2025

I've worked at Panic for 17 years now—it's truly the nicest, most creative, most supportive workplace. If you're a Web Services Engineer who'd like to work here, we have a job opening! panic.com/jobs

photo of the entrance to the Panic office

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Luke Plunkett @lukeplunkett.com · 19/01/2025

i dont get to shout out canberra-made games very often, but microvania is out soon and i love it. its stripping metroid back as far as it can go. 160x90 resolution, super tight controls, its great.

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Microvania on Steam

Explore a tiny world, find upgrades, discover hidden paths, and battle bosses in this retro-style metroidvania action platformer.

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Bethesda Game Studios @bethesdastudios.com · 10/01/2025

We've added Bluesky to our lineup of official channels. Follow the channels below to get the latest info on our games and studio: @bethesdastudios.com @fallout.bethesdastudios.com @starfield.bethesdastudios.com @elderscrolls.bethesdastudios.com

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buckwoodymsft.bsky.social @buckwoodymsft.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

...because spreadsheets are over 3,500 years old www.datafix.com.au/BASHing/2020...

datafix.com.au

A data table thousands of years old

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Elizabeth Smith @instantsunrise.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

For those going home to visit family this weekend: • Samsung calls it Auto Motion Plus • LG calls it TruMotion • Sony calls it Motionflow • Roku calls it Action Smoothing • Google TV calls it Motion Enhancement • Vizio calls it Smooth Motion Effect.

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Megan Seling @meganseling.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Hockey players as Moo Deng, a series. 😡

A photo of Brad Marchand yelling above a picture of Moo Deng the baby hippo with her mouth wide open.

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Ian P @goatteeboy.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Probably the greatest garment I’ve ever seen… 😂

A green fluffy child’s hoody with an image of Homer Simpson disappearing into the hedge.

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Eric Neustadter (e) @thevowel.com · 13/11/2024

A public service announcement for anyone who's recently joined Bluesky (hello, welcome, please don't feed the animals) and has fond memories of TweetDeck: The thing you're looking for is @deck.blue. You're welcome.

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Luke Plunkett @lukeplunkett.com · 28/10/2024

need everyone to see this goal australia scored against germany overnight

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